Mount San Cristobal

Mount San Cristobal
Highest point
Elevation 1,470 m (4,820 ft) [1]
Listing Potentially active[2]
Coordinates 14°03′52″N 121°25′36″E / 14.06443°N 121.42680°E / 14.06443; 121.42680Coordinates: 14°03′52″N 121°25′36″E / 14.06443°N 121.42680°E / 14.06443; 121.42680 
Geography
Mount San Cristobal
Location within the Philippines
Location Luzon
Country Philippines
Region CALABARZON
Provinces
Municipalities
Geology
Mountain type Complex volcano
Volcanic arc/belt Macolod Corridor
Last eruption Unknown
Climbing
Easiest route from Dolores, Quezon

Mount San Cristobal is a dormant volcano in Quezon province on the island of Luzon, Philippines. The mountain rises to an elevation of 1,470 m (4,820 ft) above mean sea level [1] and is one of the volcanic features of Macolod Corridor.[3]

Mount San Cristobal is considered the Devil's mountain in Filipino folklore. It is the alter-ego of the Holy Mountain,[1] Mount Banahaw, and is part of Mounts Banahaw–San Cristobal Protected Landscape covering 10,901 hectares (26,940 acres) of land.

The mountain is bounded by San Pablo, province of Laguna at its northern slope and Dolores, province of Quezon at its southern slope.

7 lakes of San Pablo City, Laguna as seen from the top of Mt. San Cristobal at 1470 meters above sea level.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mt. Cristobal (1,470+)". Pinoy Mountaineer. 23 September 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Potentially Active". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Tectonophysics. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers. 1990. p. 266.
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